At 50 Yrs Dalits, Tribals to Get Pension Benefits in Jharkhand

Ranchi: Tribals and Dalits in Jharkhand will be eligible for old age pension benefits when they reach 50 years of age, announced Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren on Friday at a function held to mark the completion of four years of the JMM-led government in the state.

“The government has decided to provide pension benefits to tribals and Dalits when they turn 50. The death rate among them is high and they do not get jobs after 60 years of age. It will be specially beneficial to the endangered particularly vulnerable tribal groups in the state,” he said.

“In the four years of our government, we have given pension benefits to 36 lakh people above 60 years of age. The benefit is given also to widows above 18 years of age and physically challenged persons,” he said.